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Alabama. Governor (1849-1853 : Collier). Administrative files, 1848-1853.

Title: Administrative files, 1848-1853.

The Governor is the chief executive of the state whose function is to administer the laws of the state. One of the activities used to accomplish this function is the administering of executive decisions and actions. This series consists of Governor Henry Watkins Collier's administrative files containing letters, telegrams, reports, circulars, memorials, resolutions, insurance policies, and financial information. Most of the series is correspondence concerning the state penitentiary, railroad construction, Collier's efforts to reach a settlement over the five percent fund, education, the Ala. stone for the Washington Monument, the new capital building in Montgomery, and the Crisis of 1850 prompted by the slavery controversy. Resolutions and letters relate to the crisis, Compromise of 1850 and the Nashville Convention. One letter, signed by U.S. Senator Jeremiah Clemens and the entire Ala. delegation to the House of Representatives, is of particular interest. The delegation calls for the Governor's support in the stand against the Wilmot Proviso or any attempt by the Federal Government to limit slavery in the territories. Collier's handwritten response is also included. Resolutions from Va. and La. urging southern states to oppose federal restrictions as well as resolutions from northern states condemning slavery are also included. Other materials in the series include petitions relating to the temperance movement, insurance policies covering the state capital building and furnishings, a resolution from Mass. honoring the late William Rufus King, U.S. senator and vice-president, a resolution supporting the construction of a canal across the Fla. peninsula, and financial records concerning efforts to reach a settlement over the five percent fund with the U.S. government.

ArchivalResource: 1 cubic ft. (2 archives boxes and 1 oversized folder).

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